2004 Pocono 500

February 2025 NASNEX 14 Motor Racing Network Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds, Darrell Waltrip 90,000 112.129 mph km/h 804.672 804.672 200 500 200 4.0 2.5 June 13 36 Pocono 500 Long Pond, Pennsylvania, Pocono Raceway 23rd Annual Pocono 500 Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Hendrick Motorsports Hendrick Motorsports Jimmie Johnson Jimmie Johnson 126 48 FOX 52.164 2004 500 The 2004 Pocono 500 program cover, featuring Tony Stewart, winner of the 2003 Pocono 500. 2004_Pocono_500_program_cover.jpg The 2004 Pocono 500 was the 14th stock car race of the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season and the 23rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, June 13, 2004, before a crowd of 90,000 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, at Pocono Raceway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) triangular permanent course. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports would win the race under caution, after Jeff Burton blew an engine on lap 196. The win was Johnson's ninth NASCAR Nextel Cup Series career win and his third win of the season.Utter Jim June 13, 2004 Johnson gets the win at Pocono as it gets weird near the end http://www.thatsracin.com/mld/thatsracin/8915395.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20041021052531/http://www.thatsracin.com/mld/thatsracin/8915395.htm October 21, 2004 December 9, 2021 ThatsRacin To fill out the podium, Jeremy Mayfield of Evernham Motorsports and Bobby Labonte of Joe Gibbs Racing would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Pocono Raceway, the venue where the race was held. The race was held at Pocono Raceway, which is a three-turn superspeedway located in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. The track hosts two annual NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races, as well as one Xfinity Series and Camping World Truck Series event. Until 2019, the track also hosted an IndyCar Series race. Pocono Raceway is one of a very few NASCAR tracks not owned by either Speedway Motorsports, Inc. or International Speedway Corporation. It is operated by the Igdalsky siblings Brandon, Nicholas, and sister Ashley, and cousins Joseph IV and Chase Mattioli, all of whom are third-generation members of the family-owned Mattco Inc, started by Joseph II and Rose Mattioli. Outside of the NASCAR races, the track is used throughout the year by Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) and motorcycle clubs as well as racing schools and an IndyCar race. The triangular oval also has three separate infield sections of racetrack – North Course, East Course and South Course. Each of these infield sections use a separate portion of the tri-oval to complete the track. During regular non-race weekends, multiple clubs can use the track by running on different infield sections. Also some of the infield sections can be run in either direction, or multiple infield sections can be put together – such as running the North Course and the South Course and using the tri-oval to connect the two. Entry list #DriverTeamMake0Ward BurtonHaas CNC RacingChevrolet00Carl LongMcGlynn RacingChevrolet01Joe NemechekMBV MotorsportsChevrolet2Rusty WallacePenske-Jasper RacingDodge02Andy Belmont*SCORE MotorsportsPontiac4Jimmy SpencerMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet5Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6Mark MartinRoush RacingFord8Dale Earnhardt, Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet9Kasey KahneEvernham MotorsportsDodge10Scott RiggsMBV MotorsportsChevrolet12Ryan NewmanPenske-Jasper RacingDodge15Michael WaltripDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet16Greg BiffleRoush RacingFord17Matt KensethRoush RacingFord18Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet19Jeremy MayfieldEvernham MotorsportsDodge20Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet21Ricky RuddWood Brothers RacingFord22Scott WimmerBill Davis RacingDodge24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet25Brian VickersHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet30Dave BlaneyRichard Childress RacingChevrolet31Robby GordonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet32Ricky CravenPPI MotorsportsChevrolet37Todd BodineR&J RacingDodge38Elliott SadlerRobert Yates RacingFord40Sterling MarlinChip Ganassi RacingDodge41Casey MearsChip Ganassi RacingDodge42Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingDodge43Jeff GreenPetty EnterprisesDodge45Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesDodge48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet49Ken SchraderBAM RacingDodge50P. J. JonesArnold MotorsportsDodge51Kevin LepageCompetitive Edge MotorsportsChevrolet52Stan Boyd*Rick Ware RacingDodge72Kirk ShelmerdineKirk Shelmerdine RacingFord77Brendan GaughanPenske-Jasper RacingDodge80Andy HillenburgHover MotorsportsFord88Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord89Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesDodge94Stanton BarrettW. W. MotorsportsChevrolet97Kurt BuschRoush RacingFord98Geoff BodineMach 1 MotorsportsFord99Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFordOfficial entry list Practice First practice The first practice session would take place on Friday, June 11, at 11:20 AM EST, and would last for two hours.Jayski's Silly Season Site - 2004 Pocono 1 Race Info / Rundown Page http://www.jayski.com/next/2004/2004pocono1.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20050207142706/http://www.jayski.com/next/2004/2004pocono1.htm February 7, 2005 2021-12-09 Jayski's Silly Season Site Brian Vickers of Hendrick Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a 52.254 and an average speed of 172.236 mph km/h.2004-06-11 NASCAR.com - Races - 2004 Pocono 1 Practice 1 Results http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2004/14/data/practice1_speeds.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20041030161837/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2004/14/data/practice1_speeds.html 2004-10-30 2021-12-09 NASCAR.com Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed125Brian VickersHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet52.254172.236248Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet52.327171.995338Elliott SadlerRobert Yates RacingFord52.412171.716Official first practice results Second practice The second practice session would occur on Saturday, June 12, at 9:30 AM EST, and would last for 45 minutes. Mark Martin of Roush Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a 53.731 and an average speed of 167.501 mph km/h.2004-06-12 NASCAR.com - Races - 2004 Pocono 1 Practice 2 Results http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2004/14/data/practice2_speeds.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20050406090019/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2004/14/data/practice2_speeds.html 2005-04-06 2021-12-09 NASCAR.com Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed16Mark MartinRoush RacingFord53.731167.501240Sterling MarlinChip Ganassi RacingDodge53.762167.404341Casey MearsChip Ganassi RacingDodge53.852167.125Official second practice results Third and final practice The third and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, would occur on Saturday, June 12, at 11:10 AM EST, and would last for 45 minutes. Kasey Kahne of Evernham Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a 53.681 and an average speed of 167.657 mph km/h.2004-06-12 NASCAR.com - Races - 2004 Pocono 1 Practice 3 Results http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2004/14/data/practice3_speeds.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20050406091026/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2004/14/data/practice3_speeds.html 2005-04-06 2021-12-09 NASCAR.com Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed19Kasey KahneEvernham MotorsportsDodge53.681167.657219Jeremy MayfieldEvernham MotorsportsDodge53.804167.274324Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet53.841167.159Official Happy Hour practice results Qualifying Qualifying would occur on Friday, June 11, at 3:05 PM EST. Each driver would have two laps to set a fastest time; the fastest of the two would count as their official qualifying lap. Positions 1-38 would be decided on time, while positions 39-43 would be based on provisionals. Four spots are awarded by the use of provisionals based on owner's points. The fifth is awarded to a past champion who has not otherwise qualified for the race. If no past champ needs the provisional, the next team in the owner points will be awarded a provisional.Jayski's Silly Season Site - Provisional Land Page http://www.jayski.com/stats/2004/2004prov.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20050205214731/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2004/2004prov.htm February 5, 2005 2021-12-03 Jayski's Silly Season Site Kasey Kahne of Evernham Motorsports would win the pole, setting a lap of 52.164 and an average speed of 172.533 mph km/h.Kahne Sets Mark, Seizes Pocono 500 Pole en-US Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/2004/06/12/kahne-sets-mark-seizes-pocono-500-pole/4a5727b5-5491-4a39-b0da-145fdfb699b5/ 2021-12-09 0190-8286 Two drivers would fail to qualify: Stanton Barrett and Andy Hillenburg. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed19Kasey KahneEvernham MotorsportsDodge52.164172.533225Brian VickersHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet52.232172.308301Joe NemechekMBV MotorsportsChevrolet52.270172.18346Mark MartinRoush RacingFord52.360171.887548Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet52.379171.825624Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet52.391171.785719Jeremy MayfieldEvernham MotorsportsDodge52.406171.736820Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet52.426171.671916Greg BiffleRoush RacingFord52.484171.4811088Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord52.552171.2591112Ryan NewmanPenske-Jasper RacingDodge52.557171.2431238Elliott SadlerRobert Yates RacingFord52.608171.0771331Robby GordonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet52.619171.0411442Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingDodge52.652170.9341517Matt KensethRoush RacingFord52.673170.865168Dale Earnhardt Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet52.820170.3901718Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet52.823170.3801849Ken SchraderBAM RacingDodge52.827170.367195Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet52.849170.2962040Sterling MarlinChip Ganassi RacingDodge52.859170.2642141Casey MearsChip Ganassi RacingDodge52.901170.1292215Michael WaltripDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet52.960169.9402329Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet52.973169.8982422Scott WimmerBill Davis RacingDodge53.069169.5902545Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesDodge53.075169.571260Ward BurtonHaas CNC RacingChevrolet53.101169.4882797Kurt BuschRoush RacingFord53.120169.4282837Todd BodineR&J RacingDodge53.147169.3422930Dave BlaneyRichard Childress RacingChevrolet53.205169.157302Rusty WallacePenske-Jasper RacingDodge53.306168.8373177Brendan GaughanPenske-Jasper RacingDodge53.318168.7983243Jeff GreenPetty EnterprisesDodge53.418168.482334Jimmy SpencerMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet53.576167.9863432Ricky CravenPPI MotorsportsChevrolet53.655167.7383521Ricky RuddWood Brothers RacingFord53.667167.7013651Kevin LepageCompetitive Edge MotorsportsChevrolet53.789167.3203750P. J. JonesArnold MotorsportsDodge54.148166.2113800Carl LongMcGlynn RacingChevrolet54.308165.721Provisionals3999Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord——4010Scott RiggsMBV MotorsportsChevrolet55.540162.0454189Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesDodge——4272Kirk ShelmerdineKirk Shelmerdine RacingFord55.097163.3484398Geoff BodineMach 1 MotorsportsFord54.425165.365Failed to qualify or withdrew4494Stanton BarrettW. W. MotorsportsChevrolet54.322165.6794580Andy HillenburgHover MotorsportsFord56.058160.548WD02Andy BelmontSCORE MotorsportsPontiac——WD52Stan BoydRick Ware RacingDodge——Official qualifying results Race results Fin2004 Pocono 500 - The Third Turn https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/2004_Pocono_500 2021-12-09 www.thethirdturn.com enSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1548Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet200126running190$186,9502719Jeremy MayfieldEvernham MotorsportsDodge2005running175$149,49531718Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet2001running170$139,9534624Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20019running165$132,85852797Kurt BuschRoush RacingFord2000running155$95,6006168Dale Earnhardt Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet2000running150$121,7187195Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2001running151$96,64081331Robby GordonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2000running142$98,37791442Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingDodge2000running138$75,390102141Casey MearsChip Ganassi RacingDodge2000running134$82,09011916Greg BiffleRoush RacingFord2002running135$71,240121238Elliott SadlerRobert Yates RacingFord2000running127$96,18313225Brian VickersHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2001running129$71,2151419Kasey KahneEvernham MotorsportsDodge2004running126$107,990153243Jeff GreenPetty EnterprisesDodge2000running118$87,740164010Scott RiggsMBV MotorsportsChevrolet2000running115$89,77717260Ward BurtonHaas CNC RacingChevrolet2000running112$59,29018301Joe NemechekMBV MotorsportsChevrolet20010running114$85,090193521Ricky RuddWood Brothers RacingFord2000running106$84,696202329Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2000running103$95,593211517Matt KensethRoush RacingFord2005running105$105,918223750P. J. JonesArnold MotorsportsDodge1981running102$57,79023334Jimmy SpencerMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet1980running94$68,890243999Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord1960engine91$90,632251849Ken SchraderBAM RacingDodge1960running88$56,915261088Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord1952engine90$88,08227820Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet1941running87$100,393284398Geoff BodineMach 1 MotorsportsFord1940running79$53,465292930Dave BlaneyRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1910running76$63,790301112Ryan NewmanPenske-Jasper RacingDodge18318crash78$100,007312040Sterling MarlinChip Ganassi RacingDodge1762crash75$86,49032302Rusty WallacePenske-Jasper RacingDodge1670crash67$96,673332215Michael WaltripDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet1660crash64$89,621343432Ricky CravenPPI MotorsportsChevrolet1520engine61$68,829352422Scott WimmerBill Davis RacingDodge1250crash58$60,2653646Mark MartinRoush RacingFord1122engine60$60,065372545Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesDodge1010engine52$51,900384189Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesDodge710handling49$51,785393177Brendan GaughanPenske-Jasper RacingDodge590engine46$59,660404272Kirk ShelmerdineKirk Shelmerdine RacingFord420wheel bearing43$51,505413800Carl LongMcGlynn RacingChevrolet390crash40$51,365422837Todd BodineR&J RacingDodge110overheating37$51,275433651Kevin LepageCompetitive Edge MotorsportsChevrolet90overheating34$51,459Official race results References 2004 MBNA America 400 "A Salute to Heroes" NASCAR Nextel Cup Series 2004 DHL 400 2004 Category:2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Pocono Raceway Category:June 2004 sports events in the United States Category:2004 in sports in Pennsylvania